Help Scout comparisons
Help Scout is compared head-to-head with Freshdesk, Zoho Desk and Salesforce Service Cloud and more: 7 head-to-heads in Help Desk Software, each with the specs and prices we checked.
Help Scout head-to-head
- Help Scout vs Freshdesk
- Help Scout vs Zoho Desk
- Help Scout vs Salesforce Service Cloud
- Help Scout vs ServiceNow Customer Service Management AI Agents
- Help Scout vs Intercom
- Help Scout vs Odoo Helpdesk
- Help Scout vs Creatio Service
Help Scout vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Shared inbox | SLA management | Help center | Ticket automation | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Help Scout | Yes | $25/user/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.5 |
| 2 | Freshdesk | No | $19/user/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.3 |
| 3 | Zoho Desk | Yes | ₹420/user/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.2 |
| 4 | Salesforce Service Cloud | No | $25/user/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.1 |
| 5 | ServiceNow Customer Service Management AI Agents | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.9 | ||
| 6 | Intercom | No | $29/seat/mo | 8.8 | ||||
| 7 | Odoo Helpdesk | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.7 | |
| 8 | Creatio Service | No | $15/user/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.6 |
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